For the World-record breaking mountaineer, see Maria (Masha) Gordon.
This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions.(January 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
Dame May Ogilvie Gordon
Dame Maria Ogilvie Gordon
Born
Maria Matilda Ogilvie
(1864-04-13)13 April 1864
Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died
24 June 1939(1939-06-24) (aged 75)
Regent's Park, London
Resting place
Allenvale Cemetery, Aberdeen, Scotland[1]
Alma mater
Heriot Watt College, University College, London, University of Munich
Known for
Studying the Dolomites and creating the theory of crust-torsion
Spouse
Dr John Gordon
(m. 1895–1919)
Children
3
Awards
Lyell Medal (1932) DBE (1935) Honorary LLD from University of Edinburgh (1935)
Scientific career
Fields
Geology
Thesis
(1900)
Dame Maria Matilda GordonDBE LLD (née Ogilvie; 30 April 1864 – 24 June 1939), sometimes known as May Ogilvie Gordon or May Gordon, was an eminent Scottish geologist, palaeontologist, and politician. She was the first woman to be awarded a Doctor of Science degree from the University of London and the first woman to be awarded a PhD degree from the University of Munich.[2] She was also a supporter and campaigner for the rights and equality of children and women.
^"Dame Maria Ogilvie Gordon, 1864–1939". Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^Wachtler, M. and Burek, C.V. 2007. Maria Matilda Ogilvie Gordon (1864–1939): a Scottish researcher in the Alps. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 281(1), pp.305-317.
Dame Maria Matilda Gordon DBE LLD (née Ogilvie; 30 April 1864 – 24 June 1939), sometimes known as May Ogilvie Gordon or May Gordon, was an eminent Scottish...
Major General Joseph MariaGordon CB (19 March 1856 – 6 September 1929) was a senior officer in the British Army, later holding the position of Commandant...
Joseph MariaGordon (1856–1929), Australian general Joseph Gordon (politician), member of the 111th New York State Legislature Joseph Gordon-Levitt (born...
Gordon James Ramsay OBE (/ˈræmzi/; born (1966-11-08)8 November 1966) is a British celebrity chef, restaurateur, television presenter, and writer. His restaurant...
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was a British poet and peer. He is one of the major figures of the Romantic...
individual to this degree was the University of London in 1860. In 1893 MariaGordon (née Ogilvie), was the first woman to receive this degree. In former...
Arbor, 1974. Nervous People and Other Satires, ed. Hugh McLean, trans. MariaGordon and Hugh McLean, London, 1963. Scenes from the Bathhouse, trans. Sidney...
Craigie (1816–1905) became a military officer and photographer. Margaret MariaGordon (1823–1907) wrote a book on Brewster, which is considered the most comprehensive...
cristiana ha entendido este pasaje como una profecía acerca de Cristo (y María)' Gordon J. Wenham, WBC: Genesis 1–15, (Thomas Nelson, 1987), pp. 80–81. Unger...
Gordon Peter Getty (born December 20, 1933) is an American businessman and classical music composer, the fourth child of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty. His...
Masha Gordon (born 13 February 1974) is a British businesswoman, explorer and mountain climber. Gordon spent 16 years working in finance and capital markets...
Angela Maria Hartnett OBE (born September 1968) is an English Michelin-starred chef. A protégée of Gordon Ramsay who became well known by her appearances...
markets regulator Andrey Golikov, board member at National Clearing Centre MariaGordon, a former emerging markets portfolio manager at Goldman Sachs and PIMCO...
Harriette Smythies aka Mrs. Gordon Smythies born Harriet MariaGordon, (1813–1883, aged 69), was an English novelist and poet. She was a prolific writer...
Fort Eisenhower, formerly known as Fort Gordon and Camp Gordon, is a United States Army installation established southwest of Augusta, Georgia in October...
general Humberto Gordon (1927–2000), Chilean Army general Ian Gordon (general) (born 1952), Australian Army major general Joseph MariaGordon (1856–1929),...
as the Children of God. She is also called Maria, Mama Maria, Maria David, Maria Fontaine, and Queen Maria. Zerby was raised in evangelical Pentecostalism...
Gordon (1836–1895) was an American Baptist preacher, writer, composer, and founder of Gordon College and Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary. Gordon was...
Gordon the Garden Gnome is an animated children's television series aimed at getting children interested in gardening. Gordon is a happy garden gnome...
Global Information
